Melitta Cone Filter Coffeemaker 10 Cup

After my last coffee maker died (the fourth or fifth one in just eight years), I was sick of the electric coffee pot. This very simple set-up was inexpensive and doesn''t have any electrical parts to break.

The best thing, though, is that this makes the best coffee ever. Seriously. Here''s the method: I grind my beans right before brewing. I pour boiling water over the grounds, just enough to soak them. Then I pour again to fill the filter with water. And I stir with a spoon. Pour and stir, pour and stir, until all the water has gone through. Simple, easy, and amazingly good coffee. It''s way better than anything I got from my overpriced electrical machines.

As a kid in the 70s and 80s, my parents had one of these. Not being a coffee drinker, I always thought it was embarrassingly low tech. Now that I''m an adult (though still not a big coffee drinker), I wanted something inexpensive that wouldn''t take up a lot of counter space, would be easy to care for and would make decent coffee. After looking at various options, I finally settled on this one, and I''m glad I did. Not only does it work perfectly well, as advertised, it also makes great-tasting coffee (which is more than I can say about the little stovetop percolator I tried before investing in this one). It''s also easy to store in my cabinet when not in use.

Two additional notes: The coffee maker calls for size 6 filters, and those are great to have when you''re making a full pot. But if you''re just making coffee for 2-3 people, I''ve found size 4 filters work fine, and they''re cheaper and easier to come by. I''ve also found that the coffee filter cone will also work with an insulated carafe I bought separately.

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We''ve used one of these for years and love the simplicity and the quality of the coffee. I was quite upset when we left our last one behind while on vacation, but found them for sale here on Amazon. The biggest problem with them is finding the No. 6 filters if you need to make more than a couple of cups they are almost impossible to find in any of our local stores. You can find the No. 4 filters, which will do two large cups, but that is all. If you come across the No. 6 size, you had better stock up.

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This makes far better coffee than my old Gevalia coffeemaker (the freebie they send when you sign up for their mail-order club.) I''m able to control the temperature of the water which I believe is the most important factor in making a great cup of joe. I pour the water in at just under boiling and keep the kettle on the heat while I''m brewing so that when I add more water it is the correct temperature -I try to maintain about 205degrees throughout. It''s simple and it works. It''d be perfect if the glass carafe were replaced with a thermal carafe, with a small ''window'' for checking water level. However, thermal carafes are widely available (I use the one that came with my Gevalia coffeemaker) so this is a minor complaint. Outside of a French Press, this makes the best-tasting coffee of any method I''ve tried (I haven''t tried cold brew yet, but have done percolators, auto-drip, press, and vacuum.) Another small complaint is that the instructions are a little vague -if you really want to make a great cup of coffee, experiment with the amount of coffee (should be about 2t per cup), grind (I use fine with the manual drip) and water temperature (about 200-210) and, of course, bean and roast (I like a moderate to light roast as unhip as that sounds, I believe the coffee flavor is more complex and, well, tasty, with these roasts.) Highly recommended.

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The Melitta was a product that I looked for in stores for years. Of course I found it on Amazon. So simple, so fast, so great. I''d recommend this over any fancy electric coffee maker.